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UNITED STATES PATENATQFi-Icnl GEORGE GETMAN HAKES, OF ILION, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,343, dated July 22, 1902.

Application iiled Tune 19,1901. Serial No. 65,215. (No model.) I

To all w/tom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE GETMAN HAKES,

a citizen of the United States, and a residentv of Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and'State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card Indexes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to card-indexes, the same being particularly adapted for use in connection with telephones for containing the names of subscribers. Heretofore such names have either been/'ndexed in book-form or printed on a largard. In both cases much time is lost in finding a name, the first method being inconvenient/and expensive and the latter form being practical only with a very limited number of names.

The object of my nvention is to provide an inexpensive index which may contain a great number of names and yet be conveniently and quickly read.

My invention consists in certain new and useful features of construction which will be hereinafter fully described, and finally embraced in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevated frontview of myimproved card-index. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in both views.

A represents a frame having a back A', two forwardly-projecting ends or heads A2, which are disposed at right angle to said back. Pivotally mounted between said heads are a series of parallel rods B, adapted to hold the,

index-cards hereinafter referred to. These rods are mounted in an inclined line one above the other and are provided with springclamps B' for holding the index-cards C. In order to obtain a grip onl the cards when turning them down, their upper portions are bent slightly forward. As the rods are mounted one above the Vother it'will be seen that the index-cards,lwhich are all made to one size, will also Yproject above each other, and thus expose their upper edges, upon which the index-letters are printed. For the purpose of holding the cards together when the index is not in use the lower rod is provided with an upwardly-projecting arm or nger D', with vwhicherugages a spring connected at one end E' to the back of the frame A. lThe tendency vof this spring is to give the said arm an inare again assembled by slightly raising the.

forward card, when the spring will automatically turn it back and transmit its motion to any of the other cards that may have been turned down.

Itwill be understood that while I have described my improved card-index as adapted for use in connection with telephones, it is evident that it may be used to advantage for other purposes. Neither do I desire to limit myself to the particular construction herein described,as I am awarethat some changes may be made therein without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A card-index comprising a frame having a series of parallel rods pivotally mounted one above the other, spring-clamps carried by said rods,removable index-cards longitudinally mounted in said clamps, a finger carried byV the .lower rod and means to normally hold said finger upon the back of the cards, substantially as described. A

2. A cardindex,consisting of a frame, a

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series of parallel rods mounted one above the GEORGE GETMAN HAKES.

Witnesses: C. J. LUNDsrRoM,

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